01 Thursday Dec 2016
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Tumultuous, the clouds as they sigh,
Gray, like days, they go drifting by
Black, as a moonless, starless night,
Water from my eyes, blurs my sight
Cascading down, perhaps in vain
Are they my tears or just the rain?
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06 Sunday Mar 2016
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Everything changes
In shadowed light
I wonder from afar
Are you a flame of the morning sun,
Or the fire from a burning star?
That shines its light across the sky
In search of new tomorrows
Caught on the breeze of endless air
To leave behind your sorrows
Can I join your wondrous flight
And escape to better places?
Can you help me hide away
Without leaving any traces?
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19 Tuesday Jan 2016
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addiction, arthritis, cancer, chronic disease, depression, diabetis, dorindaduclos.com, fibromyalgia, health, misunderstanding, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Night Owl Poetry, poetry, silent battles, Sjogren's Syndrome, TM, Transverse Myelitis, transversemyelitis.org, you look fine
I wrote this piece in March 2014. I’m sharing again because just recently, my daughter experienced this. Please be kind to others, you don’t know what battles they are facing…..
You will never see
the silent pain, or the broken souls
who question why
Or how or what
they did to deserve this
enormous disruption of their lives.
Independency taken
away in the blink of an eye
and never an understanding
It becomes a constant battle
to make those around them perceive
the reality.
The glares of the accusing
unaware, of the horror within
the courageous body before them
They poke and tease
with disbeliefs and “you look fine”s
without an inkling or thought
as to what they suggest.
But the strong do not give up, do not stop
the fight against a villain
who showed unwelcomed one day
They struggle and confront the world
that looks upon them unsure, skeptical
Uncertain
They are brave and fierce people
who will not let this malady define them
who will not let the constant depression
sadden the brightest days
Who choose, instead, to be an inspiration
to others who fight a similar battle
with compassion, caring…hope
Dedicated to those who fight a silent battle, whatever it may be. God bless all of you.
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07 Thursday Jan 2016
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#poetry, dark, dark poetry, darkness, depression, dorindaduclos.com, God, Night Owl Poetry, pain, poems, suicide
Do you hear me when I cry
Feel the teardrops as they fall
Can you hear my trembling sigh
When I feel so very small
Do you see the pain inside
Can you calm the fear
Do you see what I can’t hide
Please, make the darkness disappear
Will you hold me in your arms
Comfort me at night
Will you quiet all my qualms
And chase away the fright
Hear me, see me, hold me close
Don’t let me go astray
Just be my painless antidote
Before I slip away
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08 Tuesday Dec 2015
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#poetry, depression, despair, emotions, happiness, loss, Night Owl Poetry, poems, sorrow
A quiet moment, alone on a swing
Hoping my heart can remember to sing
Floating on air, in the bright morning light
Knowing full well, I must keep up the fight
To conquer this monster, restless in me
I can no longer take all of life’s sympathy
For those who don’t know, it feels like you’ve died
From all of those emotions you’ve kept deep inside
I look not for pity, from eyes as they glare
But hope one day, I am not ashamed to share
The burdens I lay at my very own feet
Trying so hard, to fight this defeat
I’ve locked it away, yet it’s close to my heart
The sadness I feel, like I’m falling apart
Not knowing which way I can turn and still care
Falling deeper and deeper into empty despair
Til the chirp of a bird sings its own happy song
And in that very moment, my heart sings along
Rejoicing, he sings, such a sweet melody
His reminder, that happiness is waiting for me
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